Where does “walzan” come from?

walzan (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic waltaną, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

walzan (Old High German): to turn

Definitions

  1. to turn

Ancestry of “walzan”, step by step

walzan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic waltaną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwaltanąto roll, toss; to turn
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-to roll, to undulate
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind

via Proto-Germanic walt-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwalt-to turn
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

Words derived from “walzan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēlH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waltaną →